to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to burst open; to pop; to split
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
reopening; resumption; restarting
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to get hungry; to become hungry
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
to express in a roundabout way